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EP 1 920 837 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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19.11.2008 Bulletin 2008/47 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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14.05.2008 Bulletin 2008/20 |
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Date of filing: 12.01.2000 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC):
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AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE |
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Priority: |
12.01.1999 US 115735 P
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Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC: |
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00903266.5 / 1152827 |
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Applicant: HYPERION CATALYSIS INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
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Cambridge, MA 02138 (US) |
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- Moy, David
Winchester, MA 01890 (US)
- Niu, Chun-Ming
Lexington, MA 02420 (US)
- Ma, Jun
Peabody, MA 01960 (US)
- Willey, Jason, M.
Medford, MA 02155 (US)
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Representative: Duckett, Anthony Joseph |
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Mathys & Squire LLP
120 Holborn
London
EC1N 2SQ
London
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Carbide and oxycarbide based compositions and nanorods |
(57) Compositions including oxycarbide-based nanorods and/or carbide-based nanorods and/or
carbon nanotubes bearing carbides and oxycarbides and methods of making the same are
provided. Rigid porous structures including oxycarbide-based nanorods and/or carbide
based nanorods and/or carbon nanotubes bearing carbides and oxycarbides and methods
of making the same are also provided. The compositions and rigid porous structures
of the invention can be used either as catalyst and/or catalyst supports in fluid
phase catalytic chemical reactions. Processes for making supported catalyst for selected
fluid phase catalytic reactions are also provided. The fluid phase catalytic reactions
catalyzed include hydrogenation, hydrodesulfurisation, hydrodenitrogenation, hydrodemetallisation,
hydrodeoxigenation, hydrodearomatization, dehydrogenation, hydrogenolysis, isomerization,
alkylation, dealkylation and transalkylation.